Machine for severing uniform lengths from a rod or bar.



F. H. PIBRPONT. r MACHINE FOR SEVERING UNIFORM LENGTHS FROM A ROD OR BAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.4, 1912. I 1,061,564. Patented May 13, 1913.

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, APPLICATION FILED MAR.4, 1912.

Patented May 13, 1913.

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APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 4, 1912.

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' APPL IUATION IIL'ED MAR. 4, 1912. I

1,061,564. Patented May 13, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1912.

Patented May 13, 1913.

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MAGHINB FOR SBVBRING UNIFORM LENGTHS FROM A ROD 0R BAR.

' APPLIOATION FILED MAE. 4, 1912. I 1,061,564 Patented May 13, 1913.

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APPLIGATION FILED MAR.4, 1912.

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MACHINE FOR SBVEHING UNIFORM LENGTHS FHUM A ROD OH BAH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, 1K 1:212.

Patented May 13. 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1912. 1,061,564. I Patented May 13,1913.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1912.

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" PONT, a' citizen of the United States, residing" '-at Salfo'rd; Horley, inthej charge the severed part of the rod, and to in Uniform from'a Rod or Bar; "an Ida-hereby. v 'a full; clear, "and exact description of "the peratus "r'for 'ciitting or 'seveiingi uniform or equal 'len'gthsfrom 'ji' rod has for itschi ef ohjeotfto 1 4 K "for nntoniaticiillfcdttiiig Qr sh vering such "lengths from"? 20" cofiirauin" the; h ation 'of t 'e 'cnttmg@rseveringdeviojend the operation 'ofthemochineor .the timing -machine'.

'the forward end woven-lent of the rod. At. the end of the cut,

FRANK PIERPONT, or HOBLEY,

COUNTY or sUnnEz ENGLA n, ASSIGNOR TO LANSTON MONOTYPE -MACHIDIE1 coMPAN'Y, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

' A. CORPORATION OF VIRG Eon :iuipmA non on BAIL To oll'wk omit ma concern: Z

Be it known'tlia I,' FRANK HINMA'N PmR-i b mtroi fi i'rsy England, hfv'e invented' 's, certain new hnd useful Improvement in Machines for Severeclare the "following to be same, referenoe-beinghed to the accompanyrenes emana es o a +1 some or all According to this inventioiigthe iioa,";.-t1ri l or bar is continuously fed forward by ap-f;

'propriate-rolls' or 'feederso'nd "out into um-.

from it by a rotairy. cntterthe"forwnrdgnovei ment of which in co'r'npiihy with thei-od end: 4

jtion correspond ng with Fig.

also the 'movementito jfi'ectftheiit' are 'contrqlled"by' the "rod itself "il'rdike'vnse the o rzitions of'other members of 'the'machme vi iich cfiperate with the ontterwhereby the uniformity of the lengths cnt' and the 'proper timing of th'e'yr ons elements are e'ifected."

The cutter. i'sifotated bya, separate drive and is mo'nnted'fih n cerrioge that 'is'; moved in one direction 'iilong'slipportin'g guides by... the rod and m consequence of this forward movement of the: rod the cutter is moved across 'the path of the rod to sever t1 piecc'thercfrom by a cam or its equivalent controlled by the forward a stop, against which the end 'of the rod bears to move the czirriage is withdrawn through mechanism controlled also by the rod. and after the cdrriage returns to initial position the stop is'again projected to disnct as a gaging stop for the next length to 1 be cut. i

flThearodl which, in movin j rectij controls the travel of ,company with itcon'trols through a clutch for 'chitch mechanism the operation of a movement of the cutter across 'fectthe' cutting operation and I offth severing mechanism the parts token "hnisn'rshowing the parts tlie' w ith tlrawnl, of the cutter; 'Fig. 8 is a ';horizoii t;el s.ection of the severing mechanism inthqQplone of the cam shaft showing a pfnr'the'r step in the the blank.-

forward, dithe cutter in the. .mova 1e stop, the

the rod to efthe return of the'carriage to in tial position after the cut. In "the accompanyingdrawings: Figure l is' at front el e'vajtion of, the machine. Fig.

da ping j device,

's' m. 'ljigf3jis a front. clev'ation partly in being hownnn the position-they assume (of the cycle.) .F 4 is 1 ho gontal segtmn'br the severing mecha- 'fm'ithe plane. of the cam shaft. top' plan view part-1y .in' section mechanism showing the parts imposition just after the commencement of thecjiolei Fig. .6 a' sectional end elevation o i linea a Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal vertical section of the severing mechin position after I cycle. Fig. 9 is a sectio'nal plan of part of the severing. mechanismshowing thelparts at the completion of the cycle. Fig. -l 0 is n sectional end eleva- 6, but with the cutter inits advanced position after severing .Fig. His :1 similanview showing the parts in position discharging the severed blank. Fig. 12-is 'a left end elevation of the severing mechanism, a portion ofthe framing bL-ing'roniovedand in section. Fig. 13 is o 'rertical spc'tion through the rod clamping'devices. f Fig. 14 i s a side elevation of theicarn and lever for 'eli'ccting the release of the clam ing devices. Fig. 15 is a side elevation o thc cams and lever for reciprocatithe end gage and ejector. Fig. 16 is a siii-ele'vation of the cams and lever for reciprocating the cutter. F ig. 17 is a side clevation of the cam and lever for closing the clamping devices.

Like letters ofrofcrcnm: iu'lhc several figures indicate the same parts.

.Xis the arriage,-B the cutter. C the stop, D the clamping device, I are tho feed rolls, F is the rod or bar, and G is the clutch.

The carriage A comprises a lilo- 1; mountwhich is mounted to .slide in a guide in the,

carriage, is provided with an adjustable screw 0 (see Figs. 5 and?) against which the front end of the rod F- bears to move the cutter B forward in company with it and to govern mechanism controlling the operation of the clamp, the movement of the cutter and the return of the carriage after the cut.

The stop C is moved'toand fro to act as gage stop and ejector by the forward movement of the rod F and is conveniently oper-' ated in both directions by cams controlled by the rod F (see Figs. 4,9 and 10). Preferably the stop C is bored at its rear end for the passage of a in C of sufficient length to allow the stop 8 to pany' with the carriageA without becoming disengaged. i

The pin C (see Figs. 4, 8, 9 and 10) is carried on a sliding rod 0 the rear end of which is connected to one arm 0' of a bell crank lever C which is pivoted at c and has its other armc bearin one. cam C (see Fig. 14) on a shaft The cam (3* withdraws the stop C from enga ement with the forward end of the rod (see i 8) and a companion cam C (see Fig. 15% on the same shaft, by engaging a where on the arm a, returns the sto to'eject the cut-oil portion of the rod (see ig. 11) and to form the gFalge stop for the next piece to be out (see gs. 4 and 15).

The operation of the cams C and C by which the projection and withdrawal of the stop and e ector C are efiected is controlled from the rod F conveniently by means of a pivoted lever J (see Figs. 4 and 12) connectedin the present instance, at one end to the carriage A, and operatively connected through its other end with the controlling mechanism of a one-revolution clutch (see Figs. 4, 5, 8 and 12) by which motion is transmitted from a motor or driving shaft H to the cam shaft H.

The cutter B is conveniently in the form of a circular saw. It is carried on a rotary spindle B carried in a supplementary carrings or frame A (see Figs. 1,. 4, 5 and 8) movable to and.fro in company with the carriage A but capable of being rocked or tilted to move the cutter across the rod F. Rotary motion is imparted to the cutter through a pulley b driven from a suitable source of power- The supplementary earner A is composed pressible link I).

of two rods a a disposed parallel with the spindle B and connected'at one end by a cross bara" in which oneendof the spindle B can rotate and connected similarly to the other end by a bar a. The bar a is passed behind a projection a on the carriage A to couple the two carriages together in such a manner that -\\'llllC they must always travel to and fro together, the carriage A can move vertically relatively to the carriage A (see Figs. 1 and 6) to advance and retract the cutter. The two rods o a are mounted inbearings a in arms A hinged or pivoted on a shaft a.

As the rod F moves forward from the position shown in Figs. 1, 4 and 5, carrying with it the cutter, the lever J is turned on its pivot effecting the operation of the cutter lifting mechanism. Conveniently the movement'of the lever J effects the closing of the clutch G thereby rotating the cam shaft H and causing a cam A (see Figs. 8 and 16) thereon to tilt or lift the cutter carrying frame A to bring the cutter against the rod -F 'to cutit (see Fig. 10). move'along 1t in com- 7 The cam A acts on 0ne end of a bell crank lever A, Figs. 13 and 16, supported on the shaft a the other end of which engages an arm A connected to the .boss of the arm A In order to permit adjustment to accommodate change in the size of the cutter B or cam A an arm A of the lever A has teeth A adapted to mesh with an adjustable screw step A on the arm A. The cam A acts on one arm of the lever A, to raise, the cutter and effect the cut, and a companion cam A on the same shaft acts to lower the cutter after the cut is completed.

When the front end of the rod F has been forced against the stop C, a clamping device controlled bythe forward movement of the rod is operated to clamp the rod in the carriage during the cutting operation. This clamping mechanism comprises a block D which is mounted in the carriage A above the guide a and has its lower end or face shaped or cut to correspond 'to the part of the rod which it embraces, the upper face of the guides in the carriage bein similarly cut or formed so that the rod is he d securely between them. Normally the block rests lightly upon the rod or it may be held away from contact with the rod by springs and is forced down toclamp the red by an eccentric D controlled by the forward movement of .the rod (see Figs. 1, 5 and 6). In the forward'end of the block D is inserted a block D" adapted, under action of a spring at" to bear upon the severed part or part to be severed and prevent its displacement. The eccentric D (see Figs. 1, 4 and 9) is connected to a lever D the other end of which is connected by a ball joint d to a com- The link D- is coupled by a ball joint with a lever D the other end of which is pivoted to the machine at d (see D (see Figs. 11 and 14) onth'shaft H which operates on one arm off ajbell crank lever D" pivoted at d and eng 'ng with its other end a pin d on the lever% The clutch G is operated or controlled b v the movement of the rod F acting throng the carriage A on the lever J which is PIV- oted to the frame at 7'.

The end of thelever'J engages a' longi tudinally sliding rod J which is under the control of a weight (not shown) pendent from cord J 2 constantly tending to move the rod to one extreme of its travel. As-the,rod F at theube 'nni'n'g'of the cycle moves the carriage 'A orward the lever J moves the rod J to the left against the. act-io'nof the weight and causes an inclined surface on the rod J to act on a corresponding ined surface on. a bar J (see F1gs..,4, 5 and 8) and move this bar longitudinally, .The'opposite end of the -bar J. is connected to a lever J.(see Fig. 12) pivoted at .jf'and, normally projecting, under the influence of a sprin J, into the path .of, a,pawl G' carried y one member of the one-revolution clutch G. The movement of the bar J by the rod J withdraws the lever from the path of the pawl G allowing the latter under the action of a spring G to engage one of a series of teeth G: carried by the other clutch member thus closin the clutch to transmit motion to the cam s aft H.

When the carriage has reached the end of its travel and the cut is completed, the cutter B is withdrawn by its cam (see Fig. 7) the stop 0 is withdrawn (see Fig. 8) and thereafter the cam A 'comes into operation to return the carriages A and A together with the cutter B for severing the next sec-. tion. This advances and leaves the severed part 1 of the rod in front of the stop C (see Fig. 9). Next the cam projects the stop C discharging the cut off part f (see Fig. 11) and placing the stop 1n position to meet the front end of the advancing rod.

The cam A is cut 'so as not to interfere with the operation of the lever J under the influence of the rod F, but once the clutch is closed the cam will advance the carriage should anything interfere with the advance of the rod, so that the parts are maintained in proper relative position.

On the cam shaft H is an auxiliary clutch H which automatically opens and allows the driving shaft to rotate if the cam shaft is held up by any obstruction.

A spring controlled brake stop K engages a notch in a disk on the cam shaft to insure the latter stopping at the proper position.

y which theparts are moved The feed rolls E which are placed one over the other are ooged as shown for the receptionof the ro and may as in the present example serve to consolidate or compress the rod 1naddition to feeding it forward. The feed rolls are rotated by gearing in the manner usual in rcllingmills. The drive for the rolls E "is transmitted through a pulley E and in .the' event of the cutting mechanism or other part of the machine being prevented from operating, clutch mechanism (notshown) isprovided similar to the auxiliary clutch -aforesaid so that the feed of the rod may also be stopped.

What I claim as new is:

1. In a machine or apparatus for cutting or severing uniform or-equal lengths from a moving rod, bar or the like, the combination with a rod feeding mechanism and a rotary cutter mounted in a carriage that is moved by the advancing rod, of a clamping mechamsm mounted in the carriage and controlled by themovement of the rod, substantially as de scribedf" v 2. In a machine .or apparatus for cutting or severing uniform or egual lengths from a continuously vmoving r ,"bar or the like furnished with'rod feeding rolls, and a rotary cutter mounted in a carriage that is moved by the advancing rod, the combina-' tion with a rod clamping device, and a combined stop and ejector, of a shaft having cams controlling certain movements of the carriage, the stop ejector and the clamping device and a one-revolution clutch controlled by the movement of the rod to couple the cam shaft with a driving shaft, substantially as described.

3. In a machine for severing uniform lengfhs from a rod or bar, the combination of t e following elements, to-wit: means for continuously feeding or advancing the rod; a carriage su ported to reciprocate longitudinally of tihe rod and provided with a gage movable transversely of the rod into and' out of the path of the latter; a rotary cutter mounted upon the carriage and movable transversely thereof in a path intersecting the rod; rod clamping means mounted on the carriage; and actuating devices for said cutter, carriage, gage and clamping means, the same inclu ing driving and drlven members and a one revolution clutch under the control of the movable carriage.

4. In a machine such as described, the combination of the following elements, towit: rod feeding means; a carriage movable longitudinally of the rod and equipped with a gage projecting into the line of travel of the rod, a clamping means, and a rotary cutter, the latter movable in a path intersecting the rod at a point intermediate said clamping means and gage; and actuating mechanism .for said cutter and clam ing means controlled by the feeding mechanlsm through the rod into predetermined lengths including a carriage movable longitudinally of the rod equipped'wifiha gage mo'vablelinto and I out -'of the path of the -rod, .1a clamp forenga'ging the rod and 'a reciprocating cutter intermediate the ;-g'a e and clan1p, 'a nd incombination therewit%,'ian actuating mechanism for saidgage clamp andcutter, the same including driving and driven members, a one revolution clutch, and controlling devices for said clutch coupled with the carriage to close the clutch. n

'6. In a machineojiithe class described," thef' combination of "thef 1following elements, to- 20 with means, for continuously advancing -or feeding a rod; 'a carriage mounted to reciprocate longitudinally' of the 'od and. pro-' vided with a reciprocatory gage, a clamp h r d. an recipreeet y cut -i mediate said clam and gage; and actuating devices for said ,0 ain g gagdaiid cutter; the" same including' a cam shafgaidriver there-- for, a oneirevolution clutchfand 'controI'iieA vices for said clutch coupled with the car i e h y .thekni ement t e ml e 4 "the throughthe engagement of the rodwiththe gage thereon closes the clutch,

closes} the'iclamp on the -.rod, adyances' the ciitterto seyer the rod, retracts the gage, re-;

turns the carriage, and advances"'the' gage tooperatingfposition .followed' by the automat c openingof the clutch. I .7; In a machine of the classzdscriheithe combination with means for continuously iadvancin'g or feeding the. .nod'and a rotary cutter inounted to reciprocate both longitudinally and laterally of the rodg'of a car- .ria'ge coupled with thegcutter to 'i'eciprocate in unison therewith longitudinally of ,the rod, a clamp mounted on the carriage on one side ofithegline of movement of theycut-ter itowjizrdthe' 'rod, a gage mountedon thecarria'geonth other side of said line of movement [of the cutter "andjnovable into and ,out of :the'f-path "off the rod, and "means controlled througli'the engagement of the rod with said gage for; automatically retracting the ag "endielesiiiibh a p e y h ;-ad vancinginoi?ement of therod is transmitted to;the cutter-first through the gage and -s1ibseqjiently'throughthe clamp.

FRANK HINMAN 'FIERPONT.

witness l a D; JAMIEEON: 

